This could not be happening. The man I was bonded to was a monster, one that was paranoid enough to kill his own brother. Time seemed to slow, all the sounds around me faded and I felt like I was being pulled into a vision. I opened my eyes to see Dmitri about to swing at Jai with his sword. The metal of it glistened and I closed my eyes again, not wanting to see this act of terror.

No, Dmitri. I thought. STOP! But there was nothing I could do. I heard no sound of the metal hitting flesh. I pushed myself to open my eyes. My vision was blurry, the tears and rain making it difficult to see. Dmitri stood with swords in his hands, not moving. Jai had his eyes closed and tears fell out of them.

I whipped away the water, wanting to see clearer. But no, their positions stayed unchanged. I stared into Dmitri eyes and he did not respond. Jai shivered on the ground, his knees digging into the mud.

"Jai." I said. I grabbed his hands, pulling him up from the ground. Dmitri was frozen in his position, holding the sword as if about to swing. Jai did not speak, and instead turned around to face his brother.

"What have you done?" He asked, finally breaking the silence. "My brother," He moaned.

"Jai," I said grabbing his wet shirt. "We have to go."

"I will not leave my brother here."

"He tried to kill you."

"He was not himself, I am the only one he has left and I will not leave him."

"Jai, don't you see. He is controlling you, making you cower in front of him like some god. He is uses his magic to control you. You have to come with me." His eyes were dark. "Jai listen to me, I love you, and we need to get away from Dmitri.

"No." He said to the frozen Dmitri. He was not listening to me. "How did you do it?" He said after several minutes.

"I don't know. I was so scared and angry and then I don't know. I had to make him stop. Please come with me."

"You infiltrated his mind. You have to break the connection Asha."

"Once we get away from him."

"Asha please. Do this for me and yourself, you cannot escape him, you are bonded to him." There was truth to his words. Even in Jai's state I could tell he was right, I would never escape Dmitri. Dmitri was slouched over, the sword hanging from his hands facing downwards. "Asha. Do it if you love me. You do not understand. Our parents … Please." Jai pleaded. I stared at the deranged man and finally nodded yes, closing my eyes. "Just concentrate on him, his mind is connected to yours, you just have to find the connection and break it."

I rubbed my temples as I had seen Jai do. I concentrated on his voice, trying to locate it somewhere inside my head. The magic pulsed through me. So many voices were inside me.

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Come to the sea, you will find me there. You will be safe and we can be together.

Kill him Asha, Do it now.

You are so alone my child, the only one who can save us. Destiny is a lonely thing.

Kill him.

Follow me.

It would be so easy.

All you have to do is …

KILL HIM.

So many voices, and I did not understand what any of them meant. I tried to do what Jai had told me. Concentrate only on Dmitri, and just when I was ready to give up I found him. Although I was more powerful than him, he was powerful enough to know I was controlling him. His mind was aware, just not in control. I struggled to find a way to break my connection to him. He was angry I could tell, furious. I tried to push him out of my mind, shielding myself from him. All the other voices began to die down, and it was just Dmitri and I. He fought against me, trying to get control over me. He was aware enough to use his gift, so one moment I was laughing like a madwoman and the next I was sobbing. Finally I pushed him out and he was gone. I took me a few moments longer to find myself under all the emotions.

When I finally opened my eyes, Jai was on the floor cradling Dmitri. I backed away from him. When he finally turned to look at me and I am sure my eyes told it all. I could not be with them anymore, I had found my way out. "Asha." He called. I shook my head.

"I am sorry Jai. I will not have him control me." I said. I turned away from him and walked into the drenched forest; leaving the man I loved and the man I was fated to be with, behind.

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I did not know what I was going to do or where I was or even where I wanted to be. For now, I was alone, and that was good enough for me. In the day I wandered in the forest trying to walk north. In the night I tried getting lost as Jai had said, freeing my mind from the voices. They still followed me though, I guess the magic was a bigger part of me then I realized. I still did not know what the voices meant or if they were just fragments of my own tangled mind.

After walking for days in a deranged state I finally came across a camp.

"You witch." A man called to a younger woman, Not very far into the camp. "I will not have any phantasms in my camp."

"Really Clyde, you have known me for years. Why would I do such a thing to sully me reputation with you."

"You listen here Miss Krystyn, I saw those nervous gentlemen you had around these parts. You should try to keep better company. Those men were up to no good, you listen well, because I have an eye for these things."

"I will certainly remember that Clyde." The older man walked away shaking his head. The woman laughed to herself and I walked over to her.

"Excuse me miss," I began. "But I seem to have lost my way."

"Have you?" She asked with suspicious eyes. "Well, welcome then, to this camp of misfits and delinquents. Kristyn-Marie Lado, how do you do?" She asked giggling

"Well," I answered unsure of myself. "I am Asha." The woman smirked.

"Is that it darling?" I did not know to say.

"Asha Leo." I said, using my line's name. She grabbed my hands, pulling me towards a table. We sat down and she demanded that I tell her how exactly I lost my way.

"I ran away." I said. "My husband was abusive." I explained. Krystyn seemed to see right through my lies.

"That's a pity." She said, rubbing my arm. "So you have been wandering this forest for 3 days now. What an adventure." She rolled her eyes; something about this woman was unnerving. "Do you believe in fate, Miss Asha," she asked after a while. I looked at her startled. "I know exactly who you are." She said, whispering in my ear. "The daughter of Aaron."

I shook my head. "Miss I do not know anyone of that name."

"Sure" She said looking deep into my eyes. "Where are you running away to?" she asked finally.

"Rion." I answered. She shook her head.

"I think it would be wise for a girl like you to find some of her own." I was always lucky enough to find a crazy person. "Many have long awaited the return of the daughter of Aaron; the one who will take back the power from those that are unfit, from the lords that have been corrupted."

"I am no one special." I argued.

"But you are Asha. There will come a time when you will have to fight against those that are dark. Some Ashlyns' do not control their magic, but instead their magic controls them. There are many more Ashlyns that have the magic then the lords know off. Aaron was the only good lord after many bad. He understood what had to be done to stop the corruption."

"Aaron is lost." I said getting angry.

"So you do know who your history, good, I was worried. Darling, what your destiny calls for is greater than one person." I started at her. I hated that everyone but me knew what I was supposed to do. I thought my destiny was to be with Dmitri, he had said that we were the only ones that contained the magic and would continue the line of lords. Now this woman was saying that I had to stop the lords. I did not make any sense. "I think your should listen."

"Listen?" I said frustrated.

"Yes." I got up from the table. "You can stay here for the night." Krystyn said.

"No thank you, it would be better if I go on." She smiled.

"Oh, and Rion is west, about a two days walk from here.

"There should be a stream not far, follow it to a river and you should meet with Rion." Krystyn smiled.

"Best wishes Asha Leo," She laughed to herself again. The woman really was mad. I swear I think that I seek them out. I thought about what she had said and came up with nothing. What did she mean by listen, listen for what? If my father knew I was corrupt why had he bonded me to Dmitri? So many questions that would never be answered, so all I was left with was the voices in my head.

Hey, well I havn't updated in a while and I am sorry. Hope you liked this chapter. Thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate it. I have another story here called Broken Glass you should check it out. : ) Happy Valentines Day!